Life cycle assessment of cellulose nanofibrils production by mechanical treatment and two different pretreatment processes

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 6881-6890

  Arvidsson, Rickard ^a   Nguyen, Duong ^a   Svanström, Magdalena ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CELLULOSE; CRUDE OIL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NANOFIBERS; PULP MATERIALS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WOOD;

CARBON NANO-MATERIALS; CELLULOSE NANOFIBRILS; ENZYMATIC PRETREATMENT; ENZYMATIC PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE ENERGIES; MECHANICAL TREATMENTS; PRETREATMENT PROCESS;

LIFE CYCLE;

CELLULOSE; NANOCELLULOSE; PETROLEUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBON; NANOMATERIAL;

CELLULOSE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; METHYLATION; NANOPARTICLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLVENT; WOOD;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIBER; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NANOFIBRIL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

CARBOXYMETHYLATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; PULPS;

CARBON; CELLULOSE; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENT; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84930621692     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00888     Document Type: Article

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